Since 1983, Creative Australia has commissioned six-yearly studies of Australian artists at work. This research has been a hugely important source of data for the arts sector, and is one of the only sources of targeted information tracking the livelihoods of artists in Australia over time.
Unfortunately, the latest study’s results – based on 2023 data, and released on 7 May 2024 – paint a sad view of the earning capacities of artists in this country currently, and show that not a great deal has changed for artists’ incomes since the research project started all those years ago.
